Patrice Caine, the chief executive of Thales Group, discusses the implications of Britain’s exit from the European Union on his multinational company, global defense and aerospace growth markets, and innovation.
On Aug. 2, 1909, the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps accepted its first powered aircraft, know as the Wright Military Flyer or the Wright Model A, designated Signal Corps No. 1.
Todd Harrison the Defense Budget Program Director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the 2011 Budget Control Act and what’s ahead for US defense spending.
The 12-gun US Navy-schooner USS Enterprise, under the command of Lt. Andrew Sterett, defeats and captures a 14-gun Tripolitan corsair just west of Malta. Enterprise, the third Navy ship to bear the name, was built in 1799 by Harry Spencer in Baltimore and served until she was lost in July 1823.
Alan Garwood, the group business development director at BAE Systems, discusses the impact of Britain’s decision to exit the European Union on the UK-based giant, global growth markets, outlook for Eurofighter Typhoon and BAE support for the F-35 Lightning II fighter.
Paul Kahn, the president of Airbus Group UK, discusses how Britain’s exit from the European Union could impact his pan-European parent company, update on UK programs and future opportunities.
One of America’s top cyber analysts, James Lewis, the senior vice president and director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discusses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for Russia to hack his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s email account, the release of Democratic party emails, and the new report “Hacking the Skills Shortage: A Study of the International Shortage in Cybersecurity Skills.”
Candace Worley, the executive VP for enterprise solutions marketing at Intel Security, and Simone Petrella, chief cyberstrategy officer at CyberVista, discuss how to address cyber skills shortfalls, recruit top talent and attract a new generation of cyber professionals.
In an exclusive interview, Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, the program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II fighter, discusses what’s next for the world’s biggest defense acquisition effort, impact of Brexit on the world’s most complex multinational program, cutting production and operating costs.
Patrick Cronin, PhD, the senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the UN international tribunal decision rejecting Beijing’s South China Sea claims, China’s response and how the region must counter increasingly assertive Chinese moves.